2011年09月30日

光之都

塔上拍摄

你上过最高的塔是哪座?

每日一瞥—光之都

天啊！我可没想爬那么高，结果鬼使神差地还是上去了——不过肯定不是为凑热闹。现在知道了吧，随大流不是我风格。没准儿能出不错的照片呢。

在我看来，低处拍摄反而更胜一筹。也难说…不过，爬那么高还得排队的事儿我是再也不干了。
对了，可能有人会问起在塔上用三脚架的事，我用成了。我动作很快，不过也没人阻止或找我麻烦。

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2011年09月29日

日本墓园

雷同？

无意之中发现，今天的照片与昨天有类似之处。纯属巧合。

每日一瞥—日本墓园

我喜欢东京，也喜欢日式设计的古雅致感。当然，世界各国的墓地都各具特色，不过有些东西也预料得到。我也不确定这么说是什么意思，没见到的东西当然无从得知，然而最终得见之时又毫无新鲜感。当然，你不懂这墓园摆设其中所含深意，也不清楚当地传统如何融入其中。但有些内涵凭直觉便可以领悟。其实那也不错。

from the blog www.stuckincustoms.com

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2011年09月28日

张家界遇蛇记

与蛇有过“亲密接触”吗

跟我说说你的故事吧！我的也许不够精彩，蛇却是货真价实。

每日一瞥—张家界遇蛇记

张家界群峰我前后爬过两次。但其实，我的腿脚压根儿不想经受这样的摧残——一次也不想。

黄昏时，我傻乎乎地爬上其中一座，想拍日落。登了顶才发现，这里拍摄效果不佳。但临顶俯瞰依然非常漂亮，遗憾只缺一张日落西山。上行的过程十分艰辛。沿山的侧面盘旋而上凿着很多小阶，还有一些往山体中所嵌的缝隙深处延伸。偶尔几处须低头弯腰才能通过，很多地方还特别容易打滑。

下山时已是漆黑一片，伸手不见五指。我的相机背带上有盏小灯——不是那种明晃晃的闪光灯（其实应该带一个来的），我就借着这点光亮往山下走。回去的路大约有4公里，四周群峰林立，只有我一人行于其间。路上一个人都碰不到，我也没指望碰上其它东西——直到我差点踩上那条蛇。

眼前的这位仁兄盘曲着粗壮的身体，正好挡在去路之上，想绕开根本没门儿。我想弄清它的目的何在，可以确信：他就想把我弄个满脸开花。

我让灯亮着，同时思考如何应付。周围树木丛生，既没石头，也没其它像样的投掷物。我倒是可以扔根燕麦卷过去，但估计人家只当开胃菜塞牙缝儿了。

我开始准备三角架，想着把这家伙从路上拨开——不行，这会儿貌似也行不通。

三角架已拉到最长，可我离得还是很远。我试想蛇的动作能有多快，同时计划了多条逃跑路线，包括利用三角架、双脚、跳跃以及逃生方向。然而所有方案都包含一个不确定（但至关重要）的变量——蛇的敏捷程度。

就在我还在设想逃生情形时，那条蛇猛一抬头，闪身窜过小路，速度之快足以赶超猎豹，我简直无法相信，就像一支离弦之箭瞬间划过。

我又等了几秒钟才继续赶路。之前的那些逃跑计划，想想都觉得好笑。

The Rest of the Chinese Snake StoryI had climbed up and down the spires of Zhangjiajie twice, which is twice more than my legs wanted to go.I foolishly went up one of the spires at sunset trying to get a photo. I got to the top, and there was no good sunset. It was still awesome and everything -- just no sunset photo. And getting up is not easy. There are little stairs caved into the sides of the mountain that spiral up and through inlaid cave systems. There is occasional ducking and a lot of worry about slippery bits.So the time had come to descend. It was dark. Bear-den dark. I had a little light on my camera strap (not really a full-on flashlight like I should have had). I kept it on as I walked back. It was about a four kilometer back through these spires alone. I never saw another human, and I didn't expect to see anything -- until I almost stepped on this snake ...- Trey RatcliffRead the rest of the snake story here at the Stuck in Customs blog.

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2011年09月27日

日落苏黎世

再次感谢！

几个月前，我曾在线征集瑞士旅游地点推荐。在此再次感谢大家出谋划策。是你们成就了这次愉快的旅行。

每日一瞥—日落苏黎世

一个美妙的苏黎世之夜。我们发现了一家可爱的意式餐厅，规模不大，但一切都是那么惬意。用餐时正值日落，我们沐浴在夕阳之中。我们在城中散了会儿步，并找到了这个位置欣赏晚霞。

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2011年09月26日

购物北京

订阅我的Facebook主页

前一阵子，我的Facebook页面达到了5000好友上限，但现在可以订阅更新。全新外观、全新体验即将登场。我想大家会喜欢的。

非摄影一族？

在中国四处走我发现，这里摄影师并不多见。在美国和欧洲，时不时就会看到几个人背着单反相机到处晃，在中国则不然。从更广义层面看，也许是人们对艺术不够重视。或许说“不够重视”也不恰当。或许在这里艺术家并不受推崇——与很多中国人的交流中似乎听得出这样的味道。

每日一瞥—购物北京

大型商场在北京遍地都是。很多都像图中这家一样装修精美。某种程度上，我觉得城市的快速现代化与精致化是好事。但在另一方面，倒也不是说北京越来越像达拉斯不好……明白我的意思吗？

说不清。中国人似乎很喜欢，我又凭什么指手画脚……

HDR Photo

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2011年09月25日

取景马特洪峰 (Matterhorn)

花钱买博文

想从我这儿买博文，那就打错算盘了……打这种主意的公司和个人一看就不了解我。经常会有人找上门来，腾龙（Tamron）最近就碰了一鼻子灰。博文及讨论可以使用Google+在此浏览。

我上照片啦！

嘿嘿，一般这种照片我不会贴出来。但我的朋友Scott Kublin这张抓得很漂亮。也许我可以多贴几张出镜照上来，但身后的世界更精彩！

每日一瞥—取景马特洪峰(Matterhorn)

Scott和我之前刚去过法国，能置身群山我们都很兴奋。那天天气很好，云的形状也很奇特，所以我们都趁机尽量多拍一些。这张甚至都未经高清渲染，但奇云已能尽收眼底！这次所拍的照片还没来得及处理……但我非常期待。

Shooting the MatterhornScott and I had just come from France together, and we were excited to be up in the mountains. The conditions were pretty good, so we were trying to get as many shots as possible while the skies were interesting. This isn't even an HDR shot, and you can see how strange the clouds were! I have not yet processed my own shots from this event... but I look forward to it very much.- Trey RatcliffRead more here at the Stuck in Customs blog.

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2011年09月24日

饭店门外

是什么吸引你的眼球？

流连于城市的大街小巷，什么最能吸引你的眼球？服装（质地或颜色）？建筑？人的表情？你是一切尽收，还是会有所选择？

每日一瞥—饭店门外

我呢，主要看心情。我喜欢留心乍眼看去有失协调的地方——抑或是令人费解的东西。这张里，红裤子和红灯呈现出一种奇怪的搭配。片刻之后，我留意到连接这两种红色的姑娘。所有元素完美地对接在一起。她刚一注意到，我马上摁下快门。

HDR Photo

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2011年09月23日

光彩

虎口脱险

拍照时，你是只管我行我素、被抓算完？还是喜欢趁虚而入、适可而止？我向来都是前者。

每日一瞥–光彩

巴黎圣礼拜堂（La Sainte-Chapelle）着实令人惊叹不已。真不敢相信，之前多次成行巴黎却不得相见。要说这里也不是什么隐秘之地，但我明白，有些地方某日必得一见，如今总算是如愿以偿。

三脚架被严禁使用，所以我偏冒天下之大不韪。

开始照了几圈确实没人管，之后保安便上前制止。当然，“明知故犯”的原因只有一个：我觉得这条规矩站不住脚——无论是理论上还是逻辑上。我没妨碍任何人。也不想站在架子后面给谁使绊子。一切合情合理。

The LightLa Sainte-Chapelle is really an amazing place. I can't believe it took me so many trips to Paris to finally see it. It wasn't exactly a blind-spot, but I knew it was some place that I had to visit at some point, and I finally got there.Tripods were forbidden, so I decided to use a tripod to get a shot. I did manage to squeeze off several rounds until security came up to make me stop. Of course, the only reason I ignore their rule is because I think it is does not have a solid foundation in logic or rational thought. I wasn't bothering anyone. I wasn't going to trip anyone because of the configuration of my tripod and body. Everything was cool.- Trey RatcliffRead more here at the Stuck in Customs blog.

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2011年09月22日

古镇静水

你爱船么？

世上一定有爱船之人，醉心于那水中一叶并不时想着置身其中。可惜我不是同道中人，不知跟先辈当过海员有无关联。

每日一瞥—古镇静水

凤凰的清晨安详静谧。也许在这里人们也习惯晚睡晚起，所以清晨才没什么人
就是在这儿我摔了个大跟头，把肋骨伤得不轻。混凝土的路面上积着泥巴四处打滑，乍一眼又看不出来。一脚踩上去，则为时已晚。

四仰八叉地倒在地上，肋骨下面还咯着个尼康D3X，要多囧有多囧。现在想想都直后怕。

Still Waters in the Old TownFeng Huang in the morning is very peaceful. It might even be one of those towns were a lot of people sleep late, since I didn't see many in the morning. It was at this very spot that I bruised my ribs pretty bad when I fell down. It was one of those slick mud-covered concrete areas that doesn't look like a slick mud-covered concrete area. But once you step on, it's way too late to do anything about it. There's nothing that knocks the wind out of you more than falling flat on your torso with a Nikon D3S between your ribs and the ground. I still wince when I think about it!- Trey RatcliffRead the rest of this entry here at the Stuck in Customs blog.

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2011年09月21日

畅翔法兰西

外语知多少

我的法语只能算过得去，还有几门外语略知皮毛……但所有的都是半瓶子晃荡。你呢？感觉这里很多人都精通数门语言。

每日一瞥—畅翔法兰西

我在耶稣会学过四年法语，记得启蒙时看过书中的一则卡通：两个法国小女孩就坐在这样的飞天轮上，一个女孩对另一个喊：“呦吼！！！希尔维！在这儿呐！！”

之后每每见到法国孩子坐飞天轮，我都会想到那个场景。我很想喊出来，可是一个陌生怪蜀黍在那儿就这么吼貌似也挺瘆人。

Flying in FranceI remember when I was learning French at Jesuit. I took four years of it, and one of the first things I saw was a little cartoon in a book. It was two little French girls on a ride just like this. One was saying to the other, "Aiiyeeeee! Sylvie! Tenez!!!!" Anyway, I always think of that when I see little French children on a ride. I feel like calling it out, but it always seems a little creepy for a stranger to say such a thing.- Trey RatcliffRead the rest here at the Stuck in Customs blog.

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2011年09月20日

异国雨夜：一个人的出租车

未曾留意

我随时都在拍照——一般盛大场面居多，一拍就是一整天。也许今后也会多花些功夫在小细节上，比如这张。

每日一瞥——异国雨夜：一个人的出租车

旅行时，很多时候晚上都是一个人乘出租回住地。一天结束，人已筋疲力尽。没准儿在路边小铺随便买些吃喝，坐在后座狼吞虎咽。时常会左顾右盼，车速太快让我有些不太适应。突然注意到这一幕。

Alone in a Foreign Taxi on a Rainy NightMany of my travel nights end with a taxi ride back home. I'm usually exhausted after a long day. I may have a snack or a drink that I pick up from a little store... munching away in the back seat... my eyes dart this way and that... not used to moving so fast... and I see little things like this.- Trey RatcliffRead the whole post at the Stuck in Customs blog.

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2011年09月19日

神秘地点

SmugMug 视频

看了SmugMug 评论页 上的拉风视频了吗? 可能你错过了上个月的，值得一看哦!

每日一瞥——神秘地点 — 快猜快猜!

线索：北京。你们都这么厉害，再隐蔽的地方都找得到，估计连这点儿线索都是多余！

Mystery Location - guess guess guess!Well, the hint is that this is in Beijing. You guys are all so good at finding these secret spots that I probably didn't even have to give you that hint!- Trey RatcliffRead the rest here at the Stuck in Customs blog.

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